The Collection
The Ministry of Guitar, located just minutes off Singapore's famous Orchard Road, hosts one of Asia's largest Private collections of rare and high end Electric guitars.
From legendary limited runs like the PRS Private Stock Graveyard II or the PRS Modern Eagle 1, evergreen classics like the Fender Custom Rosewood Telecaster or the Gibson Firebird VII, artist favourites like the Silverburst Les Paul Custom or the original PRS Tremonti, and even a sprinkling of the dark side with the 'Babymetal' ESP Raiden 8 or 'Meshuggah' FTM 33, there is something in this close to 100 guitar collection to tickle the fancy of guitarists of all ages.
Carefully curated and meticulously put together over the years, sourcing guitars from all over the world, though particularly from Tokyo's Ochanomizu 'Guitar' street, the Ministry of Guitar collection is now accessible to Singapore based Guitarists via membership of the 'Dream Guitar Library" with 2 Week Guitar Experience Leases
Value: US$9,000 Deposit:S$2,000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
Value: US$15,o00 Deposit: S$3000
2 Week Experience: S$500 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
LOT#3 'Nico'
2009 Fender Custom Rosewood Telecaster Closet Classic (George Harrison)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1,000
2 Week Experience: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Few can look at the all Rosewood Telecaster without conjuring up images of the Beatles Rooftop concert , George Harrison quietly getting the job done and the Let it be sessions. This pristine example was named after the boutique guitar shop off Shibuya where I accidentally found it and has a tone that screams Tele yet with the incredible high-low push I associate with rosewood necked guitars
LOT#4 ' BlueBIRD'
2015 Gibson Custom Bonabyrd 'Les Paul-Firebird hybrid' (Joe Bonamassa)
Value: US$10,000 Deposit: S$2,000
Experience Fees: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
The Bonabyrd was a limited 100 piece run designed by Joe Bonamassa, combining aspects of his favourite guitars the 50s Les Paul and the 60s Firebird. Yet beyond the story, this is an incredible instrument. I had gone to Ochanomizu's Worlds Finest guitars, the world's largest Gibson custom dealer' looking for a Les Paul Custom, ideally a Silverburst. I played 10 different Les Paul customs including a modern and a vintage Silverburst but this guitar blew them all away. Easily the best Gibson Les Paul I have ever played.
LOT#5 ' Raspberry Fields'
1998 PRS Archtop '99 NAMM Special Run (Incubus)
Value: US$4,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION Vintage
Nothing prepares you for the almost acoustic guitar like thickness and massive resonance of the unicorn that is the PRS Archtop. Only produced from 1998-2001, this was the ancestor of modern PRS Hollowbodies and was made famous by Mike Einziger of Incubus fame. More comfortable than it looks and taking gain better than any jazz box has any right to, this 99'NAMM show guitar in a show special Raspberry colour is one of the highlights of the collection
LOT#6 ''Bird of Prey"
2006 Gibson Firebird VII (Lynyrd Skynyrd/Foo Fighters/Rival Sons)
Value: US$4,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well, it is the Gibson Firebird VII, possibly the best looking guitar ever. Designed by legendary 1950s car designer Ray Dietrich. Dripping of the spirit of the space age from every angle and with a sound like no other, the top of the line Firebird injects coolness into the daring few who dare wrangle with it
LOT#7 'Ironman'
2009 Fender Vintage Hotrod 50's Stratocaster (Pink Floyd (Pulse))
Value: US$2,000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
They perfected the electric guitar in the 1950s. Maybe, maybe not. The appropriately named Vintage Hot Rod Strat is the guitar version of trying to make a Singer air cooled Porsche, if much..much cheaper. If you fancy a classic looking Strat that can hang with fire breathing modern machines, this is the one
LOT#8 ''EVIL Twin"
2013 Gibson Custom 'Alex Lifeson' Les Paul Axcess (Rush)
Value: US$8,000 Deposit: S$1,500
Experience Fees: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
What if the 1959 Burst had an evil twin? Lighter, meaner, faster, able to keep up with complex time signatures and sound experimentation beyond the realms of classic rock. It would take a pretty special beast to fit the needs of the OG godfather of Prog, RUSH and with a Floyd rose, piezo and even a coil split, the LIfeson makes mincemeat of those who call a Les Paul a one trick pony
LOT#9 '' Guns of August"
2019 Gibson Custom Slash EDS-1275 (Guns'n'Roses) Signed and Aged (1 of 125)
Value: US$20,000 Deposit: S$4000
Experience Fees: S$500 PRIVATE VAULT LIMITED EDITION
I have just four words for you. "Knocking on Heavens Door" Enough said!
Alrighty maybe a little more. The Only Slash 1275 in Singapore and one of very few in Asia. Perhaps the only one available for non-collectors to try.
LOT#10 '' Madman"
1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary
Value: US$10,000 Deposit: S$2000
Experience Fees: S$400 PRIVATE VAULT LIMITED EDITIONVintage
If Black Sabbath grandfathered Metal, the 1974 Les Paul Custom grandfathered the Metal Guitar. Favoured by Randy Rhoads, the archetype for the Humbucker powered Metal movement, this example from the same year as Randy's example takes you on a journey back in time when Rock was morphing to Metal and Distortion was about to take a quantum leap forward
#LOT11 ' Robocop'
1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard Heritage Elite (modified)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$750
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY Vintage
What happens when you go roaming around Tokyo in the evening? You could end up in strange cafes or even stranger Guitar shops with stranger guitars. On one such evening, I found this, the ultimate "Tokyo" Les Paul.
Starting life as a 1981 Heritage Elite, Gibson's first ever 1959 Burst reissue. 'Robocop' much like its name-sake was transformed piece by piece into a killing machine. Gold Floyd Rose and hardware, exquisitely installed maple fretboard (with binding) and a lavish purple nitro finish to round it off. Only in Japan
LOT#12 ''KAWAII"
2021 ESP Custom 'Raiden' Snapper 8 (Babymetal)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$750
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Imagine an 80s shred machine and a modern djent chug machine had a demon love child. That would get close to describing the axe of choice of Babymetal’s ISAO. More is more with the Raider 8. 8 Strings, Floyd Rose, Seymour Duncan Nazguls yet housed in a form that may fool the casual viewer to think it is just a another red Strat, the Raider 8 may just be the blues rockers gateway drug to the dark world of extended range
LOT#13 ''Black BARON"
2003 PRS Tremonti First Run (Creed)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800.
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
The year was 2001. PRS’s and Mesas ruled the world. Some said the lead singer of Creed tried to sound like Eddie Vedder but few could miss the classic anthems like ‘My Sacrifice’ and ‘One Last Breath’ or miss the black Singlecut PRS with the prominent 12th fret ‘Underwear tag’ logo. Take a trip to the turn of the millennium with the original first generation PRS Tremonti and feel the thrill of Y2K all over again
LOT#14 'Horntail'
2008 Gibson 'Shred X' Explorer (James Hetfield (Metallica)
Value: US$2,000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
A Black Gibson Explorer. Few metal images are as iconic as these, or as effective. Papa Het’s axe of choice has influenced countless who came after, and the 2008 Shred X explorer is the perfect tribute to the heady era of trash and speed. With an era accurate Kahler tremolo and gnarly bare knuckles, you might just accidentally find yourself shouting ‘ Master Master’
LOT#15 'Pandora'
2018 ESP LTD Snakebyte Baritone (James Hetfield (Metallica)
Value: US$3,500 Deposit: S$700
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Purple Monster that Metallica fans didn’t ask for but deserved. The Snakebyte is already an er..eviler Explorer, but making it a Baritone takes things to er..whole new depths. And let’s make it purple with a crazy Quilt top while they were at it. Even more stunning in the flesh
LOT#16 'Hen's Tooth'
2011 Gibson Silverburst Baritone Explorer (Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), James Hetfield (Metallica))
Value: US$3,500 Deposit: S$700
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The real world has Bigfoot and Abdominal snowmen and the guitar world has the Silverburst Baritone Explorer. Rare enough to almost seem fictional, the specs almost seemed to suggest that the Gibson management had a time machine back in 2010 to look forward to the extended range mania of the 2020s. 28 inch scale, 24 frets, ‘Adam Jones’ burst, this is the perfect Baritone for the headbanger.
LOT#17 'Daenerys'
2020 PRS Private Stock 594 Tremolo Piezo
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
Specced as a colaboration between Ministry of Guitar and Indonesia's Hiend guitar, this is the worlds first and only 594 Tremolo Piezo. Of special note in this guitar is the split top reminscent of Dragon skin and Dragon eggs giving the guitar its name, and the neck made from Kingwood, a highly rare wood typically reserved for making royal furniture in the past century. But you have to switch off the lights for the guitar to reveal its ultimate secret
LOT#18 'Arya'
2007 PRS Private Stock 513 Swamp Ash/Maple
Value: US$10,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
Paying homage to the Many Faced God from the Game of Thrones, the 513 is the many faced guitar able to emulate any guitar sound thanks to its 5 pickups and 13 combinations. 'Arya' has possibly the best Quilt maple top we have ever seen, amplified by the'Purple Mist' finish which only reveals its true colours in person and White gold etched Private stock eagle and birds which are a work of art. The 513 tonewood combination of a swamp ash body combined with a maple neck and ebony fretboard make for an extremely articulate sound making this the most metal of the 5 513s in the collection.
LOT#19 'Night King'
2016 PRS Private Stock Guitar of the Month Holcomb 8 String (1 of 8)
Value: US$15,o00 Deposit: S$3000
2 Week Experience: S$500 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
The rarest of the rare, PRS Private Stock only ever made 8 of these for the world as the Guitar of the month in August 2016. Designed together with Mark Holcomb of Periphery, the 'Night King' lives up to its name with the stunning Frostbite glow nitro finish and is certainly one of the evil guitars in the Ministry of Guitar collection. Sourced from a private collection in Hongkong.
LOT#20 'MAESTER'
2015 PRS Holcomb Limited Edition (Periphery)
Value: US$9,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
The PRS Custom 24 is a versatile platform and it only took a few select tweaks applied by Mark Holcomb from djents OG band ‘ Periphery’ to make it the modern metal guitarist’s wet dream. Extended 25.5 inch scale, hard tail, 20 inch radius and Seymour Duncan Alfa Omega pickups, it retains the core PRS DNA with a heavier twist. Part of a limited 60 piece run now highly sought after, our Holcomb (imo) has the best top in the run after Mark’s original
LOT#21 'Behemoth'
2019 PRS Private Stock Cu24 7 String
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
I love Japanese guitar dealers and sometimes they go a little mad. Sometimes they go down to the PRS factory, find a crazy burl top, invent a new colour with a crazy name (Boo Berry Burst) and even specify a purple hard case. The fact that this being 7 string and using the hardest wood known to man for its fretboard (Snakewood) comes in the second sentence, tells you all you need to know about this guitar. A must try in the collection
LOT#22 'Dark Lord'
2001 Gibson Tony Iommi SG (Black Sabbath)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY Vintage LIMITED EDITION
A figure in black stood in the darkness to the sound of a Tritone and music was never the same again. Black Sabbath and Tony Iommi needs no introduction and nor does the Gibson SG that defined their sound. This sought after limited run from the early 2000s is the ultimate evil avatar of the Gibson SG with upside down cross inlays, black as night finish and fretboard and Iommi designed pickups. All hard rock and metal heads shall worship at this altar and then move on
LOT#23 'Red Eye'
1990 Ibanez Universe UV7 (First Year)
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY Vintage LIMITED EDITION
Guitar heros are foremost musicians but sometimes they are mad scientists whose inventions define the face of sound for years to come. Les Paul is of course the most iconic example but Steve Vai comes a close second. In the late 80s, he had the radical thought of adding an additional lower tuned string to his Ibanez guitar. The Universe UV7 was born and little did we know how downturning would shape heavy music ever since. This first year example in white is about as pristine as one can be gotten these days and with its magic neck shows its newer descendants a thing or two
LOT#24 'Darwin'
1986 PRS Custom 24 (Pre-Factory)
Value: US$10,000 Deposit: S$2000
Experience Fees: S$400 PRIVATE VAULT Vintage
In 1985, a 29 year old luthier called Paul Reed Smith went to multiple guitar shows with two handmade prototypes and after securing orders, took a loan to start a small guitar manufacturing outfit in Maryland, knowing little about the global behemoth he would create. The guitars created in the early years are highly regarded by collectors, setting the template not only for future PRS's but most modern guitar. 'Darwin' is a pristine example sourced by the Ministry of Guitar from France and what makes this piece more special is the now ‘faded’ Whale Blue finish, which is the template for PRS's most popular colour today
#LOT 25 'Emperor'
2008 PRS Private Stock Custom 24
Value: US$9,000 Deposit: S$1500
Experience Fees: S$400 MEMBERS ONLY 1 OF 1
Fate unites us with some guitars and such was the case for Emperor. Owned by a Japanese musician who made select modifications, this guitar arrived in Ishibashi Shinjuku, Tokyo a few minutes before I did, making every other guitar in a store full of PRS's and custom shop Gibsons and Fenders look ordinary. The faded Indigo finish is impossible to describe, midnight blue in some lights, green in others or sometimes even a touch of purple. 'Emperor' is also by far the easiest playing guitar in my collection.
#26 ''Senna"
2017 PRS Reclaimed CE24 Limited Edition
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Old is gold they say. Certainly in the case of wood used for musical instruments. In this game of long toothed top trumps, the Reclaimed Limited beats them all with 150 year old reclaimed Brazilian rainforest wood, imbibed character (and nail marks) from its previous application at housing timber. The Semi hollow build with bolt on construction are the last ingredients in this magic stew of cacophony.
LOT#27 'Mozart'
2005 PRS 513 Brazilian Rosewood (Paul Jackson (American Idol))
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The first of the three ‘Violin’ Brazilian rosewood necked 513s in my collection, ‘Mozart’ is perhaps the blingiest of the lot with its gold hardware. Much has been said about the magic and controversy of Brazilian rosewood and not enough about the polymath like range of the 513. The Ministry of Guitar prefers the 513 Rosewood to its more tauter sibling the Modern 1, and when you experience one, its not difficult to see why
LOT#28 'Beethoven'
2006 PRS 513 Brazilian Rosewood
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Beethoven’ is the second 513 Brazilian rosewood acquired in the collection and the one with the most mojo (and dings). Of special note is the remarkable grain of the neck and how well it handles D Standard and drop C
LOT#29 'Wagner'
2007 PRS 513 Brazilian Rosewood
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Wagner’ is a 513 Rosewood in form and a Slash Tobacco sunburst in colour and spirit. Set up in Eb, this 513 Rosewood piggybacks a Hendrix ghoul on top of the Slash spirit and has a remarkable combination of spank and body one struggles to find in most guitars.
LOT#30 'Zeus'
2017 PRS Wood Library McCarty 594 Singlecut
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
PRS made the ultimate 1959 Les Paul, but only in 2017. Part of the first Singlecut run of the now iconic 594 model, ‘Jupiter’ looks like its namesake planet and sounds like every rock guitarists dream. This is the guitar that ruined all Gibson Les Paul R9s for me, which in case you haven’t noticed, is a stunning omission from the collection
LOT#31 'DGT of Doom'
2018 PRS DGT
Value: US$4,000 Deposit: S$600
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
I used to be sceptical of ‘magical’ guitars considering it a whole load of psycho somatic, self confirming nonsense till I encountered a few guitars, the DGT of Doom being prime amongst them. There are guitars that spring out a song the moment you pick them up and the DGT does that without fail. Monickered ‘DGT of Doom’ since I was the one person in the world who didn’t like the DGTs original pickups and committed heresy by swapping them for Bare Knuckles (and now they are back to original), this is in the top 5 favourite guitars in the collection. P.S: I love the DGT pickups now.
Maybe signs of aging?
LOT#32 'Sleeper Burst'
2016 PRS Artist Pack Tremonti Baritone Hybrid Limited Edition
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$800
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
When you gotta go ‘low low low’ without any of the compromise, the interestingly named Tremonti ‘Baritone’ hybrid fools you into thinking you are playing a regular guitar (because you kind of are). Turn up with a sunburst Les Paul looking thing conjuring up images of Peter Green and blues masters and rip eardrums apart with some drop A Slipknot. Sounds like a day in the life of the ‘Sleeper Burst’
LOT#33 '' Baskerville"
2022 PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Tremolo (Ishibashi Anniversary Limited Edition)
Value: US$12,000 Deposit:S$2,000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
When Japan's biggest music company decides to make a guitar to celebrate their anniversary, they don't hold back. So you start with the PRS Private Stock Program, make a model that doesn't really exist (a 1959 Les Paul with a modern tremolo) and a finish that ordinary guitar companies can only dream of replicating.
LOT#34 'Stairway'
2015 Epiphone G-1275 Double Neck
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Double neck. Cherry. Led Zeppelin. Enough said
LOT#35 'Genoa'
2011 PRS NF3 (Jimmy Herring)
Value: US$2,500 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
If you asked a non guitarist to describe an electric guitar, they would describe a black Strat with a white pickguard. The NF3 is in my opinion the best interpolation of that template. With three Narrow field hum buckets, it is not a Strat but the equivalent of bringing a 1950s B&W into 2020s HD. You can play anything with this thing, only better and that neck is worth the price of admission alone
LOT#36 'Jazzy'
2009 PRS Hollowbody Spruce
Value: US$3,500 Deposit: S$700
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Guitars don’t have to be about searing solos and back breaking riffs. Sometimes they sound sweet and do their job. In a jazz trio. Or accompany a singer song writer. If that’s your jam, the rare Hollowbody Spruce, made from Spruce like the best acoustics but still being electric may just be your jam.
LOT#37 ''Infinity"
2020 PRS Artist Pack Custom 24 Piezo (Opeth)
Value: US$4,500 Deposit: S$900
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Having owned hundreds of guitars, I am often asked what if I had to distill it to one. The answer to that question is the Custom 24 piezo, a electric acoustic chameleon that can make any sound an audience demands. This particular example in a gorgeous charcoal is made even more special by the now discontinued artist package providing a dark as night ebony fretboard and a custom stained binding
LOT#38 ''Astronomy Domine"
2020 PRS 10 Top Custom 24 Piezo (Opeth)
Value: US$4,500 Deposit: S$900
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The vibrant counterpart to its dark sibling 'Infinity', 'Astronomy Domine' features possibly the most striking purple of any of the purple guitars in the collection. Going from 60s psychedelic to hip hop refrains with the twist of a few knobs, this is all the guitar you will ever need
LOT#39 'Old Black'
2019 Mayones Regius 7 V24
Value: US$3,500 Deposit: S$700
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Mayones have steadily carved out a reputation as the modern metal machines of choice with quality and looks rivalled by few. The Regius 7, in Mayones’s now famous but sadly discontinued Antique Ash finish has the rarer carved top and tremolo, coupled with stunning etched Bare Knuckle Juggernauts, designed to take you from ambient soundscapes to soul crushing riffs.
LOT#40 'Black Hole Sun'
2012 Mayones Regius 8
Value: US$3,500 Deposit: S$700
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
I spent years looking for the perfect 8 string Mayones, the ‘Djentleman’ as a variation of it was called, chancing upon this used charcoal black example listed in a small shop in Belgium. This guitar is not for the faint hearted but is surprisingly playable despite looking like a beast
LOT#41 'Ragnarok'
2019 PRS Private Stock 8 String
Value: US$12,000 Deposit:S$2,000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
Continuing the insatiable appetite of the Japanese dealers, this Private Stock 8 string is a one off monster with highlights like the double stained grey top complemented perfectly by the carbon fibre pickup covers, or the confusing feel like a massive unfinished Zircote 8 string neck, ‘Ragnarok’ is one of my favourite guitars in the collection and I feel lucky to own this guitar which is probably even rarer than the Korean Gibsons (less than 14 PRS 8 Strings were ever built and they are now discontinued)
LOT#42 'Bird of Djent'
2019 Ibanez FTM33 (Meshuggah)
Value: US$2,500 Deposit: S$400
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
In the 90s, an obscure Swedish band appeared to confuse guitar tunings with those of bass and decide time signatures based on throws of dice. Little did they know that they would become the second OG of heavy music, sprouting a movement of music and extended range movement that is twenty years in and accelerating. Meshuggah’s Frederick Thornstall weapon of choice, is what a Firebird would look like in this alternate universe. Approach with respect and make sure you are worthy
LOT#43 'Metal Heart'
2019 PRS Private Stock Custom 24 7 String Floyd Rose
Value: US$10,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
Beauty appears in many forms and sometimes from destruction. This beautiful Private Stock was finished in bright factory Peacock blue when I first saw it during a business trip and was a knarly faded black with toxic green highlights by the time I bought it, faded by three years of Covid and possible poor shop floor placement. For Floyd lovers and explorers, this is the most playable extended range guitar in my collection, making a mockery of its 26.5 inch scale length
LOT#44 ''BIG SEVEN'
2012 ESP Original Eclipse 7 String Baritone Limited Edition
Value: US$2,500 Deposit: S$400
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Many heavy players like me love the Gibson Les Paul custom. But sometimes we wish there was a seven string version. When we are even more wistful, we hope for a baritone scale length so we can truly descend to the depths of mount doom. Well, ESP decided to tickle our fancy but only with a tiny run for 6 instruments for an Australian retailer Bmusic in 2012. I found it by accident but it is going exactly nowhere
LOT#45 ''Small Seven'
2019 ESP EII Eclipse 7 String
Value: US$2,000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY
The EII series, formally called the ESP standard series is the no nonsense quality one would expect. I picked up this now discontinued model when I was tempted by the Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom but the Epiphone was destroyed by a guitar of a different league. If you like Les Paul customs and want to put one foot into the extended range world, this is immediately familiar territory and a good place to start.
LOT#46 ''Black Gold"
2005 ESP Original Eclipse Floyd Rose
Value: US$2,500 Deposit: S$400
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY
Ask the smart money and they will tell you that the ESP Eclipse is the best Les Paul. They will regale you with tale of pre- EII ESPs, knowing the magic that comes from those three letters on the headstock. This particular model is the shredders favourite with EMGs and a Floyd Rose, and gives the PRS Tremonti a run for its money for being the ultimate Super 'Paul'
LOT#47 ''Drops of Pearl"
2012 PRS Private Stock Signature Limited Run (Myles Kennedy)
Value: US$10,000 Deposit:S$2,000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
This is the best Les Paul in the Ministry of Guitar collection. This is not a typo. Nothing nails that creamy neck tone or the raw power bridge position of a Les Paul than this seminal limited run from the wizards at PRS Private Stock. Beyond being endorsed by artists like Myles Kennedy, the Signature contained incredibly dense ‘sinker’ mahogany necks and originated the narrow humbuckers soon made famous by the Pauls guitar and Modern Eagle V. “” is a little bit more special than other Signature Limited, featuring the very highest grade of quilt top on the planet and Wooly Mammoth ivory inlays
LOT#48 ''Guitar Man"
2013 PRS Artist Pack Paul's Guitar (First year )
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Pauls guitar is in the unusual position of being the signature guitar of the founder of a seminal Guitar company. It was thus imperative for me to get one. I spent years sourcing an original first year run with a quilt top that strikes well above its weight and of course a gorgeous paisley case.
LOT#49 ''Jade"
2014 PRS Brushstroke 24 Limited Edition
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
First came the Paul’s guitar. Then came its marriage with the original Paul’s guitar, the Custom 24. The result was the unique 200 piece limited run, the Brushstroke 24, named after its beautiful inlays. With stunning looks, one may not notice that with 24 frets, narrow Paul’s pickups and tremolo, it could be the perfect modern guitar
LOT#50 ''Second Time"
1998 Ibanez Universe UV777P (first year)
Value: US$4,000 Deposit: S$600
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY Vintage LIMITED EDITION
The Universe UV777P was the flagship Ibanez and Universe when it was launched, drawing loving stares in guitar stores from acne ridden teenage riffers and older headbangers alike. Twenty years on, the guitar has lost none of its magic but is a Time Machine into the magic of the best made Japanese guitars from the eras of Shred and Grunge
LOT#51 ''McRosie"
2004 PRS McCarty Rosewood Neck Limited Edition
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The McCarty is, if we are being honest, a cross between a Custom 24 and a Les Paul. The lightly oiled rosewood neck makes it even more special than the combination suggests. If you are a traditionalist at heart but modern in outlook (or the other way around), this could well be in the goldilocks zone for you
Picture Coming
Picture Coming
LOT#52 'Ghost'
2001 PRS Singlecut (Pre-Lawsuit)
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Ghost’ suffers from dreaded clouding, PRS’s version of Game of Thrones Grayscale, hiding its one vibrant orange tiger top. It more than makes up with a sound fuller than your stomach after a Chinese New Year feast, and a just bang on me attitude that most PRS guitars don’t have. If hard rock is where your heart is at, ‘ghost’ will capture your soul
LOT#53 ''Techno Violet"
2019 Musicman 'Purple Nebula' Ball Family Reserve Majesty 7
Value: US$7,o00 Deposit: S$1500
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
John Petrucci set about to make the guitar worlds’ equivalent of a supercar with the Majesty. If a regular majesty is effective like a Porsche 911, the Nebula has the striking beauty of the Jaguar E type or Lamborghini Miura. Get lost in its looks and then erupt into Glasgow Kiss or Erotomania
LOT#54 ''Foggy"
2018 PRS SE 'Stealth' Europe Limited Edition SE277 Baritone
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
In 2017, PRS made possibly the most desirable ‘affordable’ limited run, the Stealth Series. Satin grey finishes, quilt tops and ebony fretboards, the specs would do a USA limited run proud let alone SE. The SE277 is a baritone for the guitarist who doesn’t want to be constrained by the instruments links to heavy music, with a semi hollow construction and p90s giving it incredible range and an even more incredible clean sound.
LOT#55 "Fog-Meister"
2018 PRS SE 'Stealth' Europe Limited Edition SVN
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The most metal of the already metal Stealth series, the SVN is all the seven string guitar you would ever need or desire. Coupled with Bare Knuckle Warpigs, be careful your eardrums and teeth fillings survive this encounter
LOT#56 ''Demon of the Fall"
2010 PRS SE Mikael Akerfeldt Signature (Opeth)
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Modern Eagle 1 is legendary but one particular one was even more so. That was the one off 24 fret Singlecut that was specially made for Mikael Akerfeldt of Swedish prog metal band Opeth, known for going from haunting acoustic scapes to melancholy heavy riffs. The SE Akerfedlt was based on this special Modern Eagle 1 and though subtly modified to hit the price, this is still a guitar that hits well above its now rising values.
LOT#57 ''Workman"
2011 PRS SE Fredrik Akesson Signature (Opeth)
Value: US$800 Deposit: S$150
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The counterpart to the Akerfeldt, the Akesson, signature of Opeth’s other guitarist, is a heavy Les Paul in PRS SE disguise. Full thickness (the thickest PRS ever made), 24.5 inch scale, ebony fretboard and an unpronounceable Swedish colour, its odd to think that this is a lead guitarists signature guitar but it somehow works.
LOT#58 ''Nymphetamine"
2008 PRS SE Paul Allender Signature (Cradle of Filth)
Value: US$800 Deposit: S$150
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
There is an entire generation of guitarists enamoured with a dark purple PRS guitar thundering along to symphonies, choir ahs and demonic screams. Cradle of Filth has had amazing longevity as a band and its one time guitarist Paul Allender had the perfect eye for the guitar that perfectly captured the Goth Classic aesthetic. This is the first edition from 2008, with the quilted veneer and gold hardware.
LOT#59 "Gentleman"
1998 Gretsch 6121 Chet Atkins (Pre-Fender)
Value: US$2,500 Deposit: S$400
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY Vintage
While some may rock their heads to Enter Sandman, it’s well worth going back to the post war era when Les Paul was a guitarist and the Firebird was a car, and remembering a different kind of lullaby. Mr Sandman by Chet Atkins is a seminal piece of guitar work, making mockery of the separation of rhythm and lead guitar and Gretsch’s were his weapon of choice. This 1999 pre-Fender reissue of his signature model will have the finger picker in you emerging out in no time
LOT#60 ''Youtube"
2015 Chapman Ghost Fret
Value: US$800 Deposit: S$150
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Many love the explorer but not all love the size. Some may also like it in other colours instead of pitch black, perhaps with some beautiful flamed maple. All those prayers are answered with this first run Chapman Ghost Fret, the perfect player's explorer
LOT#61 ''Purple Rain"
2022 Fender Special Run Ultra Stratocaster Plum Metallic
Value: US$2000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Some guitars catch your attention for the way they sound. Some just jump out from the wall. Finished in the brightest purple that only Prince could approve of, this limited run American Strat is not all show and no go, as being an American Ultra Series, it has the performance to match any modern guitar including an extremely fast ebony board and a cooler than you anodized Gold Pickguard
LOT#62 ''Black Strat Hotrod"
2024 Fender Special Run Ultra II Stratocaster Black with Maple Board,
Anodized Pickguard
Value: US$2000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
David Gilmour's Black Strat has inspired most of us but when you play the actual custom shop replica, its 7.25 inch radius and vintage specs could leave you underwhelmed. This Limited Run from Fender takes the aesthetic and woods of the Black Strat with the internals of the most advanced Strat ever (the Ultra II) to create the ultimate HotRod in the guitar world
LOT#63 "Chevy"
2020 Gretsch 5260 Electromatic Jet Baritone
Value: US$800 Deposit: S$150
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
30 inch scale lengths typically go with basses and almost never with a Bigsby. Thank however the band Loathe for kicking off a craze for tuning guitars to bass tunings and creating textures of warbled sound. A must try if only for the mind to be confused at the audacity
LOT#64 ''Lonesome Cowboy"
2011 Fender Blacktop Telecaster Baritone
Value: US$1300 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Fender is either very early or very late to the Baritone freight train. On one hand, as of today (2023), it sells exactly zero Fender baritones despite these extended range obsessed times. On the other hand, twelve years ago, it had this incredible SS H instrument, a 27 inch scale Baritone Tele, that effortlessly carried twang and triplets in one outfit. This is definitely the baritone for the traditionalist to try.
LOT#65 ''Toska"
2018 Chapman BEA Baritone (Rabea Massad)
Value: US$1200 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Rabea Massad has one of the most distinctive sounds of the modern Prog era, equally at home on a Strat or dishing out riffs which some say hide under his Afro. I have a soft spot for his original Chapman Baritone guitar, which used in Toska’s first (and only) album expanded my musical horizons significantly. A special one in the collection which I have upgraded to Rabea's spec by swapping out the stock bridge humbcuker with his signature Silo Bare Knuckle
LOT#66 ''Stormtrooper"
2014 PRS SE Torrero Floyd Rose (Fishman)
Value: US$800 Deposit: S$150
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
PRS aren’t known for making Metal guitars but the made in Korea Torrero was their first foray. Decked with specs designed to make metalhead drool like a ebony fretboard, 25.5inch scale, Floyd Rose tremolo and even a subtly different shape, I think this guitar looks the business in White and probably the best for buck metal machine out there. This particular example was outfitted with Fishman Fluence's replacing the stock EMGs for even more modern metal panache
LOT#67 'Silo'
2018 PRS SE SVN
Value: US$1200 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Seven string guitars have unfortunately been siloed for heavy music but the smart birdies would tell you nothing does calm ambience better than the extended range the low B enables. The first generation SVN is a great high quality starting point for the six stringer dipping their toe into this world
LOT#68 'Red Hot Chili'
2010 PRS Custom 24 25th Anniversary
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
This looks just like a generic Custom 24. But look closer. Look at those birds in flight. Or that White Case. This is no ordinary Custom 24 but one from the 25th Anniversary Run. This 2010 batch was a wonderful mix between old and new eras of PRS, with a modern aesthetic compared to 90s and 00s PRS's but still retaining more traditional electronics similar to 1990s PRS's
That's one way of looking at the guitar. The other way is to plug it straight into a Mesa and take a time machine back when Rock still ruled the world
LOT#69 ''Whiskey Bar"
2018 Gibson Firebird Studio P90
Value: US$2,000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Firebirds are known for being beautiful but they can be feisty too. Punchy P90s are the perfect match for this stripped back Mahogany bird which still oozes class while dolling out punk vibes and attitude
Time to take one and rock up to the local pub.
LOT#70 'Poseidon'
2008 PRS 513
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$400
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
There aren’t many guitars that change your guitaring life. However the first 513 I ever played blew my mind at so many levels that some are still settling. It was a revelation that one guitar could have the body of a Les Paul, the spank of a Strat and the playability of a super shredder. I was hooked and five more 513s later I rest my case
LOT#71 ''Cloud Forest"
2018 PRS 'Stealth' Holcomb
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Rounding off the three Stealth guitars in the collection, the Holcomb is probably where the aesthetic looks most at home. This is another punch above your weight guitar, giving everything except its core counterpart a run for its money. Try it out to see if equipment can indeed improve talent
LOT#72 ''Casino"
2012 PRS Dave Navarro
Value: US$5,000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Is there anything more classy than an all white guitar with gold hardware? Not your typical fancy flamed top PRS, the Dave Navarro Custom 24 is for the understated PRS fan who wants all the performance from that perfect neck and stonking Hot Fat Screaming pickup, with a touch of anonymity
LOT#73''Gold Flake"
2022 Fender Special Run Ultra Stratocaster Plum Metallic
Value: US$2000 Deposit: S$300
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
What makes a Jazzmaster cool? It is difficult to say until you play one extensively. My conclusion has been they sound like nothing else and go with that whole warm and cozy cafe vibe like sweaters and coffee. It's appropriate then that I have a mocha gold Jazzmaster in the collection that plays like a dream thanks to being from the American Ultra series
LOT#74 ''Latte"
2017 PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody
Value: US$3000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY
On the face of this, this guitar is an anti-PRS. The top is very plain. The colour is standard (black gold). It's not even limited edition, nothing over the top.
But all that is forgotten the moment you pick up the guitar because it sounds like an amazing Les Paul but plays what you think Steve Vai's guitar plays like. And it's lighter than air. Almost!
A Les Paul substitute for those who don't want their back broken
LOT#75 ''Soul"
2016 PRS P245 Semi Hollow Limited Edition
Value: US$4000 Deposit: S$600
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
How do you know how a guitar has soul? It's about how it sounds and how it feels.
When I first picked up a P245 semi hollow Limited Edition in Music Force Korea back in 2019, I was skeptical of what semi hollow guitars could do. I played a more beautifully flamed example which did nothing for me. But then I picked up this Black Gold Example. And things weren't ever quite the same
LOT#76 ''Spice Dealer"
2014 Schecter JL-7 FR
(Jeff Loomis Signature)
Value: US$1,000 Deposit: S$200
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
Jeff Loomis is a legend. However I had not heard of him
One day well before I even knew what a seven string guitar was, I accidentally came across a video by Keith Merrow. " Spice Dealer" changed my guitar playing journey and Jeff Loomis, who cameoed in it, not only had chops but some incredible looking guitar signature models.
This guitar is an homage to how I stepped in the strange world of seven string and extended range guitar
LOT#77 ''Ikebe"
2012 Fender Custom Shop Telecaster Custom (Ikebe Special Wood)
Value: US$8,o00 Deposit: S$1500
2 Week Experience: S$300 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
There are special guitars. And then there are special guitars.
Imagine a Japanese dealer sourcing the finest Maple in all of Japan. And then shipping it across the world to the Fender Custom Shop in California. Where they put together the ultimate Telecaster with a top that would make most PRS's weep and a sound that is about as close as a Tele gets to Angels singing. This is the one of one Ikebe (that would be the Japanese dealer) special Telecaster
LOT#78 ''Founder"
2008 PRS Ted McCarty DC245
Value: US$6000 Deposit: S$1000
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Guitar World has seen some remarkable individuals. But it would be difficult to argue that Ted McCarty is in a league of 1 of 1, both steering Gibson through the golden years of the 50s which made the Classic Rock sound and later serving as a major inspiration and consulting force for the PRS's that defined the 90s and early 2000s Metal Sound.
'Founder' is part of a limited run made by PRS to honour Ted McCarty, named after him with his ethos of the 1959 Les Paul brough to life in a double cut small scale body.
One of the best guitars in my collection. Difficult to say why but it just is.
LOT#79 ''Two Face"
2017 PRS Special Semi Hollow Experience Limited Edition
(John Mayer)
Value: US$4000 Deposit: S$600
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Special Semi Hollow is a difficult guitar to place. One way of looking at it is that it is a budget version of John Mayer's Super Eagle, particular the early 2017 Experience Limited Run (like this one) that were produced concurrently with Super Eagle.
Another way of looking at it is as an extremely versatile guitar capable of multiple sounds due to an HSH layout with PRS Special narrowfields combined with a semi hollow construction.
I must admit that it is not my favourite guitar as the sound is too soft for me but I equally know many people who love it. This example, finished in a Private Stock Glacier Blue is called "Two Face" as one side of it has faded a little (as PRS Blues tend to)
LOT#80 ''Barbenheimer"
2020 ESP Custom 'Pink Monster (Babymetal, Takayoshi Ohmura)
Value: US$20,000 Deposit: S$3000
Experience Fees: S$500 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
Guitars do not get more outrageous or extreme as this. Babymetal and Japan's premier guitarist Takayoshi Ohmura had a vision and boy did he bring it to life.
Take a Snapper, a Japanese version of a Strat. Make it 7 String.While you are at it, add Gold EMGs and a hardtail. And oh dip in the entire thing in Barbie Pink. With Gold Sparkles. And just when you thought you were done, add some Pink Panther footprints.
The Pink Monster is a very limited run of perhaps not even 10 guitars, built by the ESP Custom Shop for Ohmura's fever dream. I was very lucky to fine one. And this may just be the most special Japanese guitar ever built
LOT#81 ''Wild Child"
2005 ESP Original Laiho Scythe
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY
Alexi Laiho is a guitarist who blended classical and metal in a way never seen since but copied immensely. Children of Bodom completely changed the way I played guitar. See Alexi's cover of Vivaldi's Four Seasons below.
Alexi's Signature Guitar was as distinctive as the man, starting first with a Jackson V and then shifting over to ESP, where he perfected the Scythe shape.
One Active Pickup, Floyd Rose and a Boost switch. All you need to become the king of Metal Shredders.
LOT#82 ''The Last Baron"
2008 Gibson Flying V Silverburst Limited Edition
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
The Flying V is the OG Metal Guitar. It is difficult to believe that this design was conceived in the 1950s. There are many practitioners and shapes and forms of the flying V, including the Scythe that Alexi Laiho used, but nothing can quite beat the original Flying V in Silverburst, perhaps the most Flying V colour.
Named in honour of the late Brent Hinds of Mastodon, " The Last Baron" is a limited run Silverburst Flying V from 2008, which brings together the essence of a V. High output pickups, solid neck, snarly faded silverburst aesthetics. A must try for nostalgia and other things
LOT#83 'Sambal'
2006 PRS Satin Limited Edition Singlecut Tremolo
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
In the 2000s, PRS had an epiphany. Many people loved how their guitars played and sounded, but didn't necessarily need something that fancy. With the extravagant maple tops, crazy colours and the full sheebang.
So PRS decided to make it simple. Keep the same quality and playability but strip it down to satin nitro finishes and a bare bones aesthetic. Suitable for the rocker or the real musician who just cared about how guitars played and sound. Thus was born the Satin Limited Edition.
As you can tell I love this series and have many guitars from it. This first one, a Singlecut Trem with humbuckers is the Les Paul for gigging rock guitarists who love a whammy
LOT#84 'Chilli Padi'
2006 PRS Satin Limited Edition Singlecut Tremolo Soapbar
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
I have already extolled the virtues of the PRS 2000s Satin Limited Edition Run. But of the entire run, 'Chilli Padi' is probably my favourite as it brings to life the true spirit behind the run.
P90 guitars are simple, brutal, pull beyond the their weight. Much like the humble Chilli Padi of Malaysia and Singapore. Combine the P90s with satin nitro finish, bare bones high quality wood and the best electronics available at the time, you get the ultimate rocker. A simple guitar that doesn't take no for an anwer.
As with the real Chilli Padi, try in moderation
LOT#85 'Mala'
2006 PRS Satin Limited Edition Singlecut Hardtail
Value: US$3,000 Deposit: S$500
Experience Fees: S$200 MEMBERS ONLY LIMITED EDITION
In the 2000s, PRS had an epiphany. Many people loved how their guitars played and sounded, but didn't necessarily need something that fancy. With the extravagant maple tops, crazy colours and the full sheebang.
So PRS decided to make it simple. Keep the same quality and playability but strip it down to satin nitro finishes and a bare bones aesthetic. Suitable for the rocker or the real musician who just cared about how guitars played and sound. Thus was born the Satin Limited Edition.
If you prefer Hardtails, this is the one. As they say, Keep it Simple!
Picture Coming
LOT#86 'Purple Monster'
2023 PRS Private Stock Singlecut Tremolo 7 String
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
In 2022 I decided to spec my dream guitar, factoring in everything I had learnt about guitars and myself after 18 years of playing.
It had to be a singlecut. It had to have 7 strings. It had to have a tremolo. And it had to have Bare Knuckle pickups.
And of course it had to be Purple!
LOT#87 ''Bubblegum"
2014 PRS Singlecut Trem Custom Colour
Value: US$4000 Deposit: S$600
Experience Fees: S$300 MEMBERS ONLY 1 of 1
There's a little known fact that to buy a Special PRS, you don't necessarily need to go Private Stock or even Wood Library. Sometimes the factory has a sense of humor and throws in a very special piece with the 'regular' guitars. Custom colours, exceptional woods, just waiting to be found.
I found 'Bubblegum' in my favourite Japanese Guitar Store Ishibashi where I noticed the extremely rare white back, exceptional Jade Green figured top and of course, my favoured Singlecut trem bodystyle.
It plays like PRS, sounds like a PRS but definitely more individual than most
LOT#88 'Angel Gray'
2025 PRS Private Stock Custom 24-08 Birds of a Feather
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
The Best Sounding Guitar in my collection. Simple as that.
You could also say it's the best Looking. I may agree as the Birds of Feather are rather beautiful.
Does it have the Best Top of any guitar I have seen. For sure.
Also this has the John McLaughlin electronics and I would say that the man is onto something.
This is the Best in the Collection and maybe the World. Don't believe me. Try it out.
LOT#89 'The Red Baron'
2026 PRS Private Stock Singlecut 24 Fret
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
There is a debate in the guitar world. Does wood really make a difference ? I bet you want to know the answer. Well, playing this guitar is one way to find out.
There are guitars made with special woods and then there is the Red Baron. It's almost as if whoever specced it decided to max everything out. Cocobolo neck with texture richer than the best dark chocolate. Sign me up. Blacker than night Brazilian Rosewood fretboard. Sounds about right. And that one piece Quilt top.
Let me know your findings.
LOT#90 'TimeLORD'
2005 PRS Modern Eagle 1
Value: US$9,000 Deposit:S$2,000
2 Week Experience: S$500 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
LOT#91 'The Real EAGLE'
2011 PRS Private Stock Singlecut Tremolo Piezo
Value: US$12,o00 Deposit: S$2000
2 Week Experience: S$400 VIP VAULT 1 OF 1
I have two Modern Eagle 1s so you would be surprised to know that there is one that has eluded me. The Singlecut Trem version.
Though that guitar isn't perfect. I'd rather it have a Les Paul electronics layout like the 594. And a piezo.
Well as it turns out PRS made exactly that guitar, a Singlecut Modern Eagle 1 with a piezo and custom electornics. Except they didn't call it that and it was a one off order for a customer.
I'm not hung up on names so I was very happy to first find out this existed and then pick it up.
LOT#92 ''OG"
2013 Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard (Factory Bigsby)
Value: US$7,000 Deposit: S$1,200
Experience Fees: S$400 VIP VAULT LIMITED EDITION
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul is the OG Icon. So it is difficult to round off a collection without atleast having one. That said, I wanted a Special R9 (as these are called). Having tried many over the years across continents, somehow nothing ever called out to me. And then one day cam this, with a factory Bigsby, an amazing top and brilliant weight/balance and sound. A true trifecta. A must try as a palette cleanser once you have tried the other 'exotic' guitars in the collection